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Managing the health crisis: the four lessons of the first wave

2020-10-29T19:35:54.337Z


DECRYPTION - The government seems to have learned the lessons of its spring trial by relaxing certain rules. There are still some mistakes made in the management of the crisis, which should be avoided.


Open schools, visits authorized to nursing homes, accessible parks and gardens… The government seems to have learned the lessons of its spring trial and error by relaxing certain rules deemed too rigid or unnecessary during the first confinement.

There are still some mistakes made in the management of the crisis, which should be avoided.

● Avoid forgoing non-Covid care

It came as a surprise in March: emergency rooms and city medical offices were sometimes found… empty!

The patients were afraid of being infected or of disturbing doctors they assumed were overwhelmed.

The awkwardness of the authorities had not helped, Édouard Philippe indicating on March 23 that it was necessary to have a summons from his doctor to go see him, before back pedaling in front of the bronca of health professionals.

But the damage was done.

Specialists in particular had observed a sharp drop in the volume of consultations at least until mid-April.

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Source: lefigaro

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